I just got my eyebrow periced and I love it! I want to take good care of it so I was wondering when I clean it should I rotate it?it's a barbell pericings not a ring and I just got it today so should I wait like a week or just go ahead and rotate it?
2007-02-10 13:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by christina s 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
your piercer should have went over this stuff with you really. you definitely need to rotate it. and cleanse it. use a mild antibacterial soap and warm water. you just have to make sure not to get it in your eyes. just put a little soap on the area, with the warm water and work it in and out and THOROUGHLY flush it out under the water. you should do this like twice a day. if it starts getting really sore or anything, buy some epsom salt...make a solution of the epsom salt and hot water, soak a cloth in it and then press it to the piercing (again don't get it in your eyes). this helps draw out tenderness and keep away infections.
from www.about.com
What You May Need:
Sea Salt
Anti-Bacterial or Antimicrobial Liquid Soap/Wash (Like Provon or Satin)
Cotton Balls
Cotton-tipped Swabs
Small disposable cups
Paper towels
Cleaning Your Piercing:
1. First, wash your hands thoroughly. Never touch your piercing or jewerly with dirty hands.
2. Saturate a cotton ball with warm water, and gently wipe away any "crusties" that have gathered around the piercing site. Throw the cotton ball away.
3. Apply a generous amount of liquid soap to your hand, and apply to the piercing site and jewerly. Make sure you get the soap everywhere, but rotating the jewelry is not really necessary unless you notice it trying to "stick" to your skin.
4. Rinse the piercing and jewelry several times with warm water, ensuring that all soap has been removed.
5. Dry your piercing with a clean paper towel, and throw the towel away.
2007-02-10 14:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by nc_strawberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's best if you don't rotate it right away; it'll give it a little time to heal and get used to having the piercing. The best way to clean it at first is to use a q-tip so that you can clean it without moving it. After about a week and a half/two weeks it will stop being as tender to the touch and that's when it is alright to rotate it.
2007-02-10 13:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by emily 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most piercers recommend not to rotate jewelry in piercings, because then the anti-bacterial soap gets INTO the piercing (which is like a fresh wound, basically) and is hard to get out. Then there's this soapy substance inside the hole, which is never a good thing.
Definitely try to keep it still when you clean it. If you can't, rinse thoroughly after! Good luck! :)
2007-02-10 13:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by Stina 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I got a piercing awhile back in June. It was in my nose not my eyebrow, but I turned it and stuff and when I went to get it changed I couldn't change it. So if you are wanting to change it in the future I wouldn't turn it. Or I would ask the piercer that did it.
2007-02-10 13:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Emily M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋